Wali ur-Rehman Mehsud

Wali ur-Rehman Mehsud (1970-29 May 2013) was a Taliban commander from South Waziristan, Pakistan.

Biography
Wali ur-Rehman Mehsud was born in Bannu to the Mal Khel branch of the Mehsud clan. He was a high-ranking member of the Taliban in Pakistan alongside other Mehsud family members, and when he was stepped over in the succession of Baitullah Mehsud by Hakimullah Mehsud, he attempted to kill Hakimullah in 2009. He failed, and in 2013 he was killed in Chashma (near Miranshah, North Waziristan) alongside five associates in a CIA drone strike.